I still have an Asus Transformer TF101 tablet in use – running MarshMallow – but after a Play Services upgrade, in which Google inserted some NEON instructions (which the TF101 does not support) , a lot of “Play Services has stopped working” popups showed up – making the tablet nigh unusable. Initial tests blocking upgrade of the services yielded no success, and a lot of programs demand the newer versions of the services anyway.

In my searches I ran across the microG Project – “A free-as-in-freedom re-implementation of Google’s proprietary Android user space apps and libraries.” Sounded interesting, so I went and tried it, with success, on the tablet. It runs faster, battery life is better, and it works for everything I use it for.

Below you can find the steps I used. These apply to the Transformer TF101, and come with no guarantees whatsoever.

Preparing the tablet

First, you’ll need to uninstall both “Google Play Servics” and the “Google Play Store”. Use something like Lucky Patcher, or Titanium Backup, or whatnot, to remove them.

Reflash the ROM for KatKiss (I’m using 6.0.1 #29) and SuperSU (linked on the same page). Do NOT install opengapps!

Install F-Droid. Make sure you enable “Expert Mode” and “Unstable updates” in the settings, as we need the latest version of the packages.

Add the repository for microG: https://microg.org/fdroid/repo (as described here)

Make sure your tablet is connected through usb, and that adb works, and execute these commands in the directory where you cloned the git repository: (you can find more information on the page of the git repository)

Go back to the main menu of microG Settings and tap “Self-Check” and make sure it doesn’t complain about anything

In “Self-Check”, make sure to tap “Battery optimizations ignored” to allow the service to run in the background

Reinstall Google Play Store Download the Play Store from eg. APKMirror (http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-store/[/url] to your PC. Rename it to com.android.vending.apk Execute the following with adb:

adb remount

adb shell mkdir /system/priv-app/Phonesky

adb push com.android.vending.apk /system/priv-app/Phonesky/

Reboot the tablet one last time. Now you should have the Play Store available and you can install apps again to your heart’s content ;)